Re: Topband: VP8STI last night - Report from Maryland

2016-01-23 Thread Herbert Schoenbohm
On 1/23/2016 10:44 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote: Last night I heard so many times that VP8STI repeatedly returned to NA callers and sent the report with no reply. Its with the QSB peaks and valleys alone with QRN this is going to be a common problem for those hoping for a TB ATNO. STI is

Re: Topband: VP8STI last night - Report from Maryland

2016-01-23 Thread Les Kalmus
Glad you made it Gary. 73, Les W2LK On 1/22/2016 10:54 PM, Gary Smith wrote: Bill, Never say never. I worked them at 02:13 last night (Thanks Roger for the email today saying you'd heard the contact). It was right after they stopped working EU and I was waiting patiently on frequency till I he

Topband: VP8STI last night - Report from Maryland

2016-01-23 Thread Herbert Schoenbohm
Last night I heard so many times that VP8STI repeatedly returned to NA callers and sent the report with no reply. Its with the QSB peaks and valleys alone with QRN this is going to be a common problem for those hoping for a TB ATNO. STI is hearing callers with simple Inverted "L" and dipole

Re: Topband: VP8STI last night - Report from Maryland

2016-01-22 Thread Gary Smith
Bill, Never say never. I worked them at 02:13 last night (Thanks Roger for the email today saying you'd heard the contact). It was right after they stopped working EU and I was waiting patiently on frequency till I heard them CQ without the EU designator. The Hi-Z triangular was a saving grac

Re: Topband: VP8STI last night - Report from Maryland

2016-01-22 Thread Bill Hider
>From Maryland, FM 19: Armchair copy last nite from 2350Z until 0215Z this morning. Some fading. With my headphones laying on the bench, they were Q5 solid copy while I was working on other projects waiting for them to call for "NA" instead of "EU". Never happened. I stayed & listened until 02